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While walking through a crowded park, Wesley noticed an older man sitting alone, crying. Confused by the situation, he looked around and noticed everyone else was walking by him, seemingly unconcerned. He decided to also walk by the man. Reflecting on the five-step decision process of helping, which best explains the motivation behind Wesley’s behavior?

Maria recently met a gender fluid student; prior to this introduction, Maria had never known anyone who identified as gender fluid. After hanging out with this student for a few weeks, Maria’s attitudes about gender fluid people became more positive. Her increasingly positive attitudes arising from regular interaction with this student can best be explained by:

Traveling to Japan for the first time, Norma was unfamiliar with the local customs and norms. She found herself watching the behaviors of those around her and then mimicking those behaviors – even well after those initial roles models were gone. Her conformity is most likely driven by which of the following?

A client has an order for vincristine (Oncovin).  When administering chemotherapy to a client with cancer, what nursing intervention should the nurse implement prior to administering this medication?  

A client is given a prescription for cefazolin (Kefzol).  The client is asking questions about the drug.  What information is important to put in the teaching plan?  

A client presents to the Emergency Department with a laceration that will require local anesthesia for suturing. What medication would the nurse prepare?  

During the admission interview, a client states ‘I am allergic to penicillin.” What is the nurse’s first response?    

A postop client will be discharged with a 7-day supply of an opioid analgesic.  What information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?  

A client with multiple sclerosis is experiencing muscle spasms. What medication would the nurse anticipate to control these symptoms?  

Many systems are affected by anticancer agents. When the health care provider plans the client’s care, which system has the most serious side effect of these medications?